#Three people wounded in drive-by shooting in Jamaica

#Three people wounded in drive-by shooting in Jamaica

“#Three people wounded in drive-by shooting in Jamaica” Three men were wounded in a drive-by shooting in Jamaica late Saturday, as the rash of shootings in the five boroughs continued. Police said multiple shots rang out from a black Jeep Cherokee that drove past 106-35 159th Street shortly before midnight, hitting the trio of victims…

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#NYC karaoke bar shuttered over COVID-19 violations

#NYC karaoke bar shuttered over COVID-19 violations

“#NYC karaoke bar shuttered over COVID-19 violations” The city sheriff’s office pulled the plug on a Queens karaoke joint after patrons were spotted sneaking in and out of the bar through a nearby junk yard, authorities said. Acting on a tip that the establishment was breaking the city’s coronavirus laws, deputies set up surveillance outside…

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#NYC councilman aims to repeal law criminalizing police chokeholds

#NYC councilman aims to repeal law criminalizing police chokeholds

“#NYC councilman aims to repeal law criminalizing police chokeholds” A Queens councilman is introducing legislation to repeal a recently enacted law that criminalizes the use of chokeholds and other tactics by police officers making arrests. “This is a dangerous law, and it’s really compromising the public safety of New York City,” said Democrat Robert Holden,…

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#Man arrested in Queens mom’s stray-bullet murder

#Man arrested in Queens mom’s stray-bullet murder

“#Man arrested in Queens mom’s stray-bullet murder” The man whose stray bullet allegedly killed an innocent Queens mom in her bedroom has been arrested, police said. Issam Elabbar, 31, of Queens, was nabbed Saturday and charged with murder for the death of Bertha Arriaga, a mother of three, according to cops. Arriaga’s teenage son found…

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#NYC agencies empowered to shut businesses amid coronavirus surge

#NYC agencies empowered to shut businesses amid coronavirus surge

“#NYC agencies empowered to shut businesses amid coronavirus surge” New York health commissioner Dave Chokshi on Thursday vested city agencies with the authority to shutter businesses that repeatedly flout coronavirus regulations, as an eleventh neighborhood crossed the troubling three-percent positivity rate threshold. The Department of Health announced the move hours after Mayor Bill de Blasio…

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